Azamuddin Bin Mohd Akil (born 16 April 1985), commonly known as Alex, is a Malaysian footballer who plays for

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. Because of his pacy style of play, he is always used as a

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Early life

Born in Relong, a village located in Kuala Lipis, he is also known as Alex among teammates. Alex started his career as a footballer with Pahang FA President's Cup Team under-19 as the main

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in the Youth Cup in 2003.

Club career

Youth career

He began his professional football career with Shahzan Muda FC President's Cup Team in 2005, at the age of 20. After showing encouraging performances, he signed first professional contract with

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. In 2008, he joined UPB MyTeam FC.

UPB-MyTeam

After impressed with Shahzan Muda, he decided to join UPB-MyTeam for 2008–2009 season. But his career at Myteam was not long enough after the management of UPB-MyTeam was withdrew from Malaysia League for 2010 season because financial problem. Thus, he returned to

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

Pahang

UPB MyTeam FC lead to the dissolution of these players returned to the former team,

and partner together with veteran

, Azizul Kamaludin. In the years 2010 to 2011, he made his name as a main

but suffered a hamstring injury that forced him to miss several games. After recovering, he returned to the team, but failed to help

remain in the Malaysia Super League. For 2012 season, he was once again to be top scorer for Pahang and help the team to be promoted to Malaysia super league 2013. He continued to advance further in his games and he became one of Pahang's key player throughout the season. At the peak of his performance, on 3 November 2013, he superbly assisted Pahang to defeat Kelantan (0–1) in the Malaysian Cup final which ends Pahang's 21 years drought of the cup. He was then nominated the best player of the tournament.

Loan To Kelantan

In 2011

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, he went on loan to

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

and manage to score 6 goals for the team.

Return To Pahang

For 2012 season, he was once again to be top scorer for Pahang and help the team to be promoted to Malaysia super league 2013. He continued to advance further in his games and he became one of Pahang's key player throughout the season. At the peak of his performance, on 3 November 2013, he superbly assisted Pahang to defeat Kelantan (0–1) in the Malaysian Cup final which ends Pahang's 21 years drought of the cup. He was then nominated the best player of the tournament.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 17 December 2015, Azamuddin signed for 2015 AFC Cup winners

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on a two-year deal. He made his debut as substitute on 13 February 2016 against

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

in the 2016 Charity Shield, which JDT won on penalties. That day, he also made his first appearance with the club on the first Super League matches. On 16 February 2016, Azamuddin scored his first JDT goal against T–Team in the 28th minute of the game. He collected his first Super League title winner's medal at the end of the

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season.

Selangor

After two seasons with

, Azamuddin signed a one-year contract with another Malaysian club Selangor on a free transfer.

Kedah

On 1 December 2018, Azamuddin Akil agreed to join Malaysia Super League side

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International career

In Mac 2012, Mohd Azamuddin Akil was among the national team's recruits for the friendly against

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in Kuching on 24 March. The 26-year-old from Kuala Lipis has been in top form for

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, having scored seven goals in the Premier League. National coach Datuk K. Rajagopal is preparing the team for the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Championship in November. On 28 April 2012, he scored the first international goal for the senior team in a friendly match against

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. He scored in another game against

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giving Malaysia the lead on 8 June 2012. On 30 July 2012, he scored the only Malaysia Selection goal in a friendly match against

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with Malaysia XI lost 3–1 to Premier League champion. Malaysian coach K. Rajagobal has announced his 22-man squad for the side's AFF Suzuki Cup title defence which starts on 25 November. Rajagobal has dropped three players from the initial 25-man squad, with goalkeeper Izham Tarmizi omitted in favour of Kelantan's Khairul Fahmi and veteran Farizal Marlias from Perak.ATM defender Irwan Fadzli Idrus all misses out, along with Zaquan Adha, who is left out after injuring himself in Harimau Malaysia's final warm-up friendly against Bangladesh on Tuesday. He has been replaced by Pahang' Azamuddin Akil.Malaysia name Suzuki Cup squad

International statistics

Honours

Club

;Pahang *

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Malaysian Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

: 2014 ;Johor Darul Takzim *

* Malaysia Super League:

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;Kedah *

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International

;Malaysia * AFF Championship: Runner-up

References

External links

Alex, Razman tekad julang Harimau

Goal Southeast Asia Player of the Week – Azamuddin Akil

'Saya macam dalam mimpi'

Alex minta rakan usah leka

Alex optimis singkir PKNS

Harap tuah Darul Makmur

Azammuddin selamatkan Pahang

Kapten baru Pahang kecewa

Azamudin cari mangsa baharu

Azamuddin tamat kemarau jaringan

Lapan pemain Pahang rebut empat kekosongan
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